Not many seasons ago the tackle which Joe Cole got sent off for yesterday would not have been a red card, it would probably not even been a yellow card. This would have been because his intention was to block the ball rather than tackle the player. The fact he clattered into the player subsequently […]

There's been a lot of debate and stories shared recently regarding what clubs that you, the readers of EPL Talk, support. So what better way to gauge how many people support which club and how much of an impact the Big Four of the Premier League have by asking the question, which club do you […]

Steven Gerrard Likely To Stay At Liverpool The arrival of Joe Cole to Anfield has reportedly convinced Steven Gerrard to remain with Liverpool. "He [Cole] has proved his ability over many years, sometimes against us – so it'll be fantastic to play alongside him in a red shirt for Liverpool," said Gerrard, who returned to […]

In our interview series, World Soccer Talk's Laurence McKenna discusses with Patrick Barclay UEFA's Finance Fair Play policy, how that changes the English league and the European structure of leagues. Founded in 2006, the World Soccer Talk Podcast is the only Premier League interview podcast on the Internet. During each daily episode, we bring you […]

On Wednesday night, the North London derby wowed English football fans across the globe. Danny Rose's wonder-goal opener, along with Gareth Bale's clincher just after half-time, and Gomes' world-class saves from shots by the returning Robin van Persie won the game for Tottenham to break a run of 11 years without a win in the […]

As the warm spring weather prepares football fans for summer's heat, supporters of the beautiful game are faced with some pertinent choices concerning their footballing wardrobe. As heavy jackets and scarves make way for shorts, sunglasses, T-shirts and replica kits, EPL Talk extends the right hand of friendship to you the readers by hopefully guiding your fashion discretion's into the late […]

As spoiled as we are in America with multiple platforms to view Premier League matches, I get the distinct feeling that HD television viewing, as glorious as it can be, doesn't come close to attending a match in person. Sure it's nice to sit back, relax and watch football from the comfort of your own […]

Some of you may be too young to remember the Commodore 64 computer from the 1980's, but for soccer fans such as myself who had time to kill, it was the best way to play soccer games on a home computer that sold millions around the world. The C64 wasn't a ZX Spectrum, which had […]

Another Big Four match and the Merseyside Derby highlight this weekend's slate, but really, the one key question is this: Will Arsenal fall from title to contender to afterthought in a week's time? That may sound a bit drastic, but after falling to Manchester United last weekend the Gunners now have to cross London and face front-running Chelsea. Arsenal […]

If you've been a supporter of the Premier League for just a few months, or, since it's inception in 1992, you're sure to have one thing in common: you've definitely seen some incredible goals. There's been hundreds over the past 18 years and ultimately too many great ones to count. So, to cap off that […]

It hasn't been a great week for Liverpool, with its elimination from contention for the knockout stages of the Champions League casting a larger shadow on a season that's already looking a bit dim. It hasn't been a much better week for Everton, with a 3-2 loss at Hull in mid-week sticking in its crawl […]

It's hard to look at the table and see a "9" in the "played" column and call the next match on the schedule a must-win. But that may just be the case for Liverpool on Sunday when Manchester United visits Anfield. The Reds are already seven points adrift of table-topping United, so going 10 down […]

This past weekend saw quite a few talking points in what remains the most exciting, entertaining & most dramatic football league in the world, the English Premier League, or more officially, the Barclays Premier League. Any given weekend in the EPL reminds me of a series of highly entertaining films based on various genres. Most […]

In previous Premier League seasons, clubs have come out of the starting gate that have shocked and surprised us. The shock was due to the clubs completely exceeding our expectations of where we thought they'd end up in the table or the cups that they would win. And in some examples, these were clubs that […]

Each day, I have a 45 minute commute, which means I have one hour and 30 minutes of 'me time' to listen to the radio, take phone calls, listen to podcasts, or, like I've been doing for the past 12 months, listening to audio versions of some incredible books. I've been able to make that […]